ARTICLES:
 5 Insights to Physical Health
by Lynda Yraceburu, 1/27/09 - Words of Power E-Zine

I became a traditional healer partly out of necessity, but mostly because I had an undying need to understand the bodies innate healing ability. I needed to understand how my ancestors and other indigenous peoples natural healing ways could co-facilitate healing with in my body. My body rejected the ways of modern medicine. I found I was only putting a bandage on the symptoms instead of going to the root of the problem.

In treating my body through modern medicine, I never gave my body a chance to work its own magic. I was given medication that my body could not break down, nor assimilate. I only grew immune to each dose. Each time I got sick the dose would have to be raised, adding more junk to my already compromised system.

I realized I did not know how to read the signs my body was trying to tell me. That it was being compromised - mentally, physically, spiritually and emotionally. I also realized that each of these bodies  had a tremendous effect on the others, as well as  the overall health of my body.

It was then that my ancestors shared 5 precursors or insights that would effect the physical health of the body. If one or more of these insights were compromised it would open the doorway for Dis-ease to enter. Dis-ease starts out side of our body. The doorways are the weak links,  or energetic thin spots, in our body that make it difficult to protect us from any incoming energies that do not serve us.

Ancestors showed me how to read the signs my body was telling me. Most of them I could see in my hands in one way or another. Some of the signs change daily.

The first insight - Energy in motion = Health and vitality.
If your energy in life is balanced and running smoothly, your palms will be a nice healthy pink color. You will have an optimistic out look and a vital life force.

If your palms are red - There is a increase or excess of energy running in your body.   You may be burning the candle at both ends, always on the go. You might have a bit of a temper, or anger problem. Or, there may be a part of your body that is inflamed.

If your palms are yellow - There maybe some bitterness in your life, holding a grudge, or have ill will toward someone. You might be jaundice -  a condition\ dis-ease caused by deposition of bile pigment that causes the skin, tissues, and body fluids to turn yellow. Or,  you may be eating a lot of carrots.

If your palms, or the lines, are brown - You may be suffering from depression, or have an unforgiving attitude. This is usually a chronic situation.

White palms - The energy in your body is not moving. You may feel congested, lifeless, apathetic and unmotivated. You may notice that other parts of your body are sensitive to the touch as well.

If your palms are modeled - You have been dehydrated for a very long time and are a quart or more low in water. (I will give other signs of dehydration in a later insight.)

If your palms are blue - You could be cold, self-destructive, isolated, or have the blues that day. Your heart is sluggish, and is having a hard time pumping and circulating the blood though out the body.

Second Insight the power of thought = Feeding the celluar knowing.
The power of thought can make or break who we are in life. Every thought  adds to the overall health of our body, positively or negatively. The celluar knowing is very impressionable, and responds to  thoughts in the moment. If our thoughts - from the time we get up to the time we go to bed - are negative in any way, we are re-enforcing weakness and dis-ease. If we are positive and grateful for every part of our lives - all the lessons and experiences, even if they may be a bit hard to handle - we are creating positive flow and a picture of health mentally, physically, spiritually and emotionally.

 The power of thought can be seen in the hand. More importantly it can be seen in our over all attitude and demeaner, in the way we carry our selves in life.

Third Insight = Power of emotion
Our emotions play a tremendous part of our over all health, and can effect every part of our body. The root emotion is love. If you have everything in life except love , you have nothing. If you have the ability to open your heart to give and receive love; as well as, love yourself, you are rich with life. and will probably live a long life.

If you experience heart pain, low\ high blood pressure, indigestion \ acid reflex or difficulty  taking in the breath of life... If you suffer from depression, a broken heart \ heart pain, anxiety, or fear, and do not have a connection with your little kid with in, you may need to do a check in, and see how love is playing out in your life.

Fourth Insight - Power of Spiritual connection = You are not alone
With Spirit in our lives, we are never alone. Knowing that there is someone out there who is bigger than ourselves - Someone that will give us guidance, talk with us, walk with us, hold us, and even carry us if we need, takes a big weight off our shoulders. All we have to do is ASK!  It helps the connection if we can dedicate time daily to nurture this relationship, and be grateful for our life lessons and the experiences that we have been given. Spirit gives us the courage to forgive ourselves and others. Release judgement, criticisms and situations which no longer serves you.

If you are experiencing a feeling of disconnection, bronchitis, colds, flu, vertigo, dizziness, emotional/nervous breakdown, or feel depressed and all alone, where is Spirit in your life?  When is the last time you connected?

Fifth Insight - Power of Self Nurturance = Self Love
This insight comes in many different ways. It asks how you care for yourself on every level of your being? This insight refers to how you take care of your self mentally, physically, spiritually, and emotionally.

Do you take 20 minutes a day to your self to pray, meditate and connect?

Do you put yourself and your needs before others, ever?  Or do you always put everybody else's needs first, draining all energy that you may have  in reserve for you, by giving, giving, giving?

When do you give your body nourishment? Do you eat within a hour or two of waking, or do you grab something on the go while running out the door?  Are you eating at least three square meals a day? Or, may be five little meals a day. The point is that you are to eat consistently for your body. If your eating is not consistent for your body's needs and you are on the go while eating, you are opening the door for drastic blood sugar drops.  When blood sugar drops you are putting unnecessary stress on all systems in your body.

What kind of sustenance are you putting in your body? Are you eating a lot of processed, refined foods, or fried foods? Do you  eat  at fast foods places, or restaurants more than once a week?  Do you read labels? Can you pronounce the ingredients on the package?

Did you know that eating products that say non-fat, fat free or diet  (i.e.: Non fat yogurt, butter/margarine,  fat free dressing and diet drinks just to name a few), have more chemicals and junk added to them that makes it more difficult for your body to break down and assimilate. It adds undo stress to an all ready taxed system.

Our body gives us a lot of signs when we eat something that does not quite agree with us or are allegeric to. You may notice a increase in mucus, itchy throat, indigestion, sick to stomach, head aches, rashes, and in severe cases, antiflaxes (throat shots down and can't breath).  The body also gives a clue to long standing allergies as well, like migraines, arthritis, asthma, hyper-activity, low energy, diarrhea or constipation, serious depression, Alzheimers, mood swings and hot flashes.

It is highly beneficial for our bodies to be aware of the kinds, and types, of food we put into them. To relax for each meal, aids in the digestion process. To be grateful for all our relations that have sacrificed, so we may be sustained, is also highly beneficial.

The last part of this insight, and in my humble opinion the biggy, is your water intake. How much clean filtered water do you drink a day?  I ask this question alot of my clients. Many times I hear " A LOT!" What is "a lot ?" The water ratio that I use is: If you are healthy, and you are maintaining, and sustaining your body's needs, you need half your body weight in ounces. For example, if you weigh 100 pounds, half that and you will need 50 ounces of clean water a day. If you are detoxing, or are sick, you need to drink your body weight in ounces. (i.e. Body weight  100 pound, you would need 100 ounces of water to flush the dis-ease out of your body.) Water is the only thing that counts for water and flushing.  If you are drinking pure juice or herbal teas this is  nuetral, and does not  take away from your water intake. If you are drinking more than one cup - 8 ounces - of any caffeinated beverages per day (i.e. coffee, diet soda regular soda, colored  caffeinated teas - black, green, red ), this takes away from your total intake of water. You will need to drink equal amounts of water to cancel out. Caffeinated beverages are highly dehydrating.

 The body gives many signs for dehydration, many of which get confused for other symptoms.  Some signs of dehydration are dandruff, dry \ oily skin, acne, hang nails, headaches, mucus, runny nose, dry scratchy throat, coughs, acidic Ph, colds, flu, acid indigestion, allergies, heart irregularities, depression, chest pressure, low energy, hot \ cold flashes, ulcers, arthritis, menstrual pain, painful joints, constipation and diarrhea. These are just a few signs of dehydration. If you think about it, our body is made up of 75 - 80% water, so you can see how our body would need to be replenished daily. It is a daily commitment to drink the water that is necessary to maintain our bodies function, something to strive for. However; do not beat your self up, if you can't drink your quota.

I have followed these insights in my own life, and learned the signs to bring my body back to health. I use natural means and tools such as: herbal essence bags, stones and other holistic ways to bring my body back to health.  Needless to say I have not been sick in a very long time.